Ingredient dictionary
Sheep on a food label: allergens, diets and other names
Whether sheep carries an allergen depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts finds it in 1,367 products, most often in cheese.
By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 4 sourcesHow we check
Does sheep contain an allergen?
It depends on how it was made. Open Food Facts does not link sheep to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one. The label must name any allergen it carries.
What other names does sheep have on a label?
On European labels it is “mouton” in French, “Schaf” in German and “oveja” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.
- French
- mouton, brebis
- German
- Schaf, Hausschaf
- Spanish
- oveja
- Italian
- pecora
- Dutch
- schaap
- Portuguese
- ovelha
- Polish
- owca, owca domowa
- Swedish
- tamfår
- Danish
- får
- Norwegian
- tamsau
- Finnish
- lammas
- Czech
- ovce
- Hungarian
- juh, birka
- Romanian
- Oaie domestică
- Croatian
- domaća ovca
- Turkish
- koyun
Which foods contain sheep?
Open Food Facts lists sheep or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 1,367 products, most often cheese, ready meals and processed meat. Most of them are sold in France, the United Kingdom and Spain.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 694 · United Kingdom 148 · Spain 147 · United States 143.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where sheep turns up, not how much of the market it is.
What kind of ingredient is sheep?
Bravoora reads this ingredient for everyone you shop for: an allergy or intolerance, a vegan or vegetarian diet, a calorie or protein goal, and the labels on supplements and skincare too. Build a profile · For dietitians, doctors and trainers
Sources
An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.
- Open Food Facts: Sheep
- Open Food Facts: ingredients taxonomy (names, family tree, allergen and vegan flags), ODbL
- Open Food Facts: product database, 4,535,553 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
- Wikipedia: Sheep
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